Landmark Nuart Theatre
11272 Santa Monica Blvd
310.281.8223
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The Violin
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Jan 4, 2008 – Jan 10, 2008
Daily
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- Price
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$9.50
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With a tender musical motif that recalls Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp (1985), Francisco Vargas' astute debut, The Violin, tracks a violinist's escapades during the peasants-against-military free-for-all of '70s Mexico. While eking out an existence as on-the-move musicians, Don Plutarco (Ángel Tavira in a custom-cut role) and his sons surreptitiously amass ammunition for the campesina peasant movement. But when a vital guerilla vein is unexpectedly captured, the apparently docile violinist orchestrates a precarious ruse on the occupying captain. Adding earthy beauty to this harsh reality are stark silhouettes caught in Vargas' expressive black-and-white shutters, consciously reminiscent of early Russian propaganda pieces.
